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Christmas 2026

Give the gift of year-round connection.

A family newsletter, given as a gift.

Wrap a printable gift card for under the tree. Set it up on Christmas Day and the first five questions arrive January 1. Everyone answers, and their answers come back as one issue, ready to print.

Five questions a month. One link by email, no app, no password. A week to answer. (If Grandpa can open email, he's in.)

Give Patchwork · $79 a year
  • Every issue in their own words
  • One price covers the whole family
  • Full refund within 30 days
PatchworkThe Hollis Family · November

Mailbox Costumes, Leftover Pegs and Code Phrases

“It is a very nice chair to look at.”

June Abernathy, on her rocking chair

Dana Hollis“A kid on our street went as a mailbox.”

Priya Hollis-Rao“The zipper pull came off in my hand, and then the little slider shot off and went under the radiator.”

Marcus Hollis“It was $180 and took him eleven minutes.”

Walt Hollis“So now I walk to the mailbox twice.”

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How it works

Three steps, then a new issue every month.

Give it before Christmas

You get a printable gift certificate right away, to wrap and put under the tree.

Everyone answers in January

Set it up on Christmas Day and the first five questions arrive by email on January 1. One link, no app, no password.

The issue arrives

A week later, their answers are stitched together into one issue, quoting them at length, so you hear the voice that matters most: theirs. Every issue is reviewed for quality before it's sent.

Still deciding?

Read a whole issue before you buy.

See exactly what lands in your family's inbox: a full sample issue, every page, made from a made-up family's answers. The Hollises aren't real, but you probably have a Walt.

FAQ

Questions families ask.

What does it cost?
$79 a year for the whole family, however many of you join. It renews once a year, and you can stop the renewal any time.
When do the questions arrive?
The first five go out the day the family is set up, or on a start date you pick. Set it up on the 21st or later and they wait for the 1st. After that, new questions arrive on the 1st of every month, and everyone has a week to answer.
Does everyone need an app or a password?
No. Questions arrive by email with one link. Tap it, answer, done.
Can one person answer for a whole household?
Yes. When someone joins, they choose to answer as themselves or for their whole house.
How does an issue come together?
Everyone's answers are stitched into one issue, quoting them at length, so you hear each person in their own words. Every issue is reviewed for quality before it's sent.
How does it work as a gift?
You pay for the year and get a printable gift certificate right away. Set up the family for them and hand it over, or let them set it up themselves when they're ready, and we can email it to them on a day you pick.
What if it isn't right for us?
Full refund within 30 days. Write to patchworks@mypatchwork.life. No hard feelings, and we won't tell Grandma.
What if Uncle Ron never answers?
He gets friendly email reminders that week, as often as he asked for them. If he still doesn't answer, the issue goes out with everyone who did, and Uncle Ron reads all about what he missed.